[RE-wrenches] [RE wrenches] Unconnected solar modules

[August Goers]

Hi Bill -

 

I'm adding this question to the wrenches list since it is technical in
nature. 

 

I don't know about standard modules, but I've heard that it is not good to
leave SunPower modules sitting out in the sun without connecting them for
long periods of time. One of our installers who worked on a large SunPower
commercial installation said that they were instructed to ground the
positive lead of each module to a ground electrode until commissioning the
system. 

 

I have contacted SunPower about this issue and I'm still waiting to hear an
official response. 

 

Best,

 

August

 

August Goers

 

Luminalt Energy Corporation

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august at luminalt.com

 

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[mailto:re-markets-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of bill roush
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:39 PM
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Subject: [RE Marketing] Unconnected solar modules

 

Someone told me that installing solar modules and not connecting them for a
long time (e.g. they are sitting in the sun at Voc) is bad for the modules.
Any experience with this?  Anything to it? 

-- 
Best,
Bill Roush
Heartland Solar Energy Industries Association
www.hseia.org

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